1. Flares  fired by an overland United States Air Force C-141B Starlifter Cargo and Troop Transport, a jet-powered airlifter  and smoke from theflare salvo leaves in the sky a bright, dazzling-to-the-eye, white, spectacular formation with glowing "tips" that are very hot. The well-definedvortex on the left is caused by air turbulence generated by the flight of the C-141B StarLifter aircraft. The flare countermeasure, a self-defensedecoy operation, is used to protect the aircraft from being hit by a deadly heat-seeking missile.

HugeLargeMediumOther8. Going Vertical, A USAF F-22A Raptor and A USAF F-15 Eagle Each Fire One Flare While Over the Gulf of Mexico, August 27, 2008 New Orleans Naval Air Station, State of Louisiana, USA

LargeMedium9. Vertical Above the Clouds, A Florida Air National Guard F-15A Eagle Fighter Jet Fires Two Flares To Get the Attention of A Civilian Aircraft Violating A Restricted Area, January 7, 2004 Jacksonville International Airport, State of Florida, USA